Operation Storm

Operation Storm (4-7 August 1995) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and one of the most crucial battles of the Bosnian War. The Croatian army attacked the Republic of Serbian Krajina's forces across a 390-mile front, and it was supported by Croatian special police from Velebit Mountain and the ARBiH forces from the Vihac pocket. In the largest European land battle since World War II, Croatia liberated the 18.4% of Croatian land occupied by Krajina, and the Bosnians secured control of western Bosnia. The Republika Srpska and FR Yugoslavia's forces were held in strategic reserve by Serbian Krajina, but they were not engaged in the battle. The numerically inferior Serb forces were destroyed, as was the Republic of Serbian Krajina. The offensive ended the Croatian War of Independence, and it created 200,000 Serb, 21,000 Bosniak, and 22,000 Croat-Bosniak refugees as the borders were redrawn.